Road of Lost Innocence The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine

Name: Road of Lost Innocence The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine
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ISBN: 9780385526210

ISBN-10: 0385526210

ISBN-13: 9780385526210

Edition: 2008

Authors: Somaly Mam

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In the vein of Ayaan Hirsi Ali7;sInfideland Ishmael Beah7;sA Long Way Gone,Somaly Mam7;s life is an unforgettable and inspiring story of triumph over unthinkable adversity, and puts a face and a voice to a human-rights disaster of global proportions. Born in a village deep in the Cambodian forest, Mam was sold into sexual slavery by her grandfather when she was twelve years old. For the next decade she was shuttled through the brothels that make up the sprawling sex trade industry of Southeast Asia. Trapped in this dangerous and desperate world, she suffered the brutality and horrors of human trafficking-rape, torture, deprivation-until she managed to escape with the help of a French aid…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Publication date: 9/9/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Somaly Mamis the cofounder of AFESIP (Acting for Women in Distressing Situations) in Europe and The Somaly Mam Foundation in the United States, whose goal is to save and socially reintegrate victims of sexual slavery in Southeast Asia. She was namedGlamour's Woman of theYear in 2006. She lives in Cambodia and France. From the Hardcover edition.




The Forest



The Village



"This Is Your Husband"



Aunty Nop



Aunty Peuve



Foreigners



The French Embassy



France



Kratie



New Beginnings



Guardian Angels



The Prince of Asturias and the Village of Thlok Chhrov



Afesip



The Victims



Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Appendix